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R5wkj TIL as of 1959 the International Foot (unit) used by Americans is calculated using the metric system
4XQyR TIL The only clear footage of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center on 9/11 was filmed by french filmmakers who were making a documentary on a Manhattan firehouse.
gMMm9 TIL that due to being in the same room a psychiatrist's mental health patients became recommended friends to eachother on Facebook.
LQ65m TIL NASA worked on the Toyota Prius to determine if the unintended acceleration problem from the late 2000s and early 2010s was a problem with the car's computer systems.
8adeb TIL that China, even though is almost as wide as the continental United States, only shares 1 time zone due to the CP desire for unified control.